International Cooperation

Explore all research, analysis, and commentary on the engagement that countries and regions engage in around migration, migration management, humanitarian protection, and integration issues.

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Protection in Crisis: Forced Migration and Protection in a Global Era

The 1951 Refugee Convention's persecution framework no longer covers most forced migrants, leaving the world's 51 million displaced without adequate legal protection.

The Development of EU Policy on Immigration and Asylum: Rethinking coordination and leadership

EU migration policy has outgrown the Home Affairs portfolio, and without stronger cross-cutting coordination, Brussels-designed solutions will keep falling short.

The Potential and Pitfalls of Extraterritorial Processing of Asylum Claims

With more than 3,500 Mediterranean deaths in 2014, debate has grown over extraterritorial asylum processing as the European Union faces legal, practical, and political hurdles.

Women’s Labour Migration from Asia and the Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges

Female migrants in the Asia-Pacific increasingly migrate independently. Skills mismatch and sector concentration limit their contributions and well-being.

Strengthening Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Europe: Innovative ways to prepare migrants before departure

A discussion in Brussels examining how useful existing predeparture measures are in facilitating migrants’ labor market insertion, examples of structural cooperation between origin and EU destination countries, and successful private-sector practices.

Improving Migrants' Labour Market Integration in Europe from the Outset: A cooperative approach to predeparture measures

Predeparture integration measures have underperformed because origin and destination countries rarely coordinate their design, undermining labor market outcomes.

Supporting Immigrant Integration in Europe: What role for origin countries' subnational authorities?

Origin-country subnational authorities can support immigrant integration in Europe, but their reach is limited by inadequate devolved powers and financial constraints.

Understanding Transnational Dynamics in European Immigrant Integration Policy

Origin countries can support or hinder EU immigrant integration, but destination-country conditions remain decisive, making bilateral coordination essential.

World Confronts Largest Humanitarian Crisis since WWII

In 2014, global displacement due to conflict or persecution hit 51.2 million, the highest since World War II.

A ‘Freer’ Flow of Skilled Labour within ASEAN: Aspirations, Opportunities, and Challenges in 2015 and Beyond

A breakfast briefing discussing the transformation of the ASEAN region into a single market and production base, including the steps that can be taken towards fuller labor mobility for high-skilled migrants.